Pine Grove's Kale Lengle pictured at Schuylkill League Baseball Media Day (staff photo).

PINE GROVE — Kale Lengle played the hero Tuesday night, delivering a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to lift Pine Grove to a 2-1 victory over North Schuylkill in a tense Schuylkill League Division I battle Tuesday evening under the lights at Walter Stump Stadium.

With the score tied at 1-1, Quinn Brommer reached base via a walk, stole second and third, and came home on Lengle’s sharp single to left, sealing the comeback win for the Cardinals.

The game featured outstanding pitching from both teams that even two rain delays couldn’t slow down. Pine Grove’s Brommer was nearly untouchable on the hill, allowing just one hit and one run over seven innings while striking out 14 and walking only one.

North Schuylkill’s Stephen Minahan was equally impressive, surrendering just one run on three hits across six innings with nine strikeouts. Kolton Joyce entered in the seventh and took the loss in relief.

North Schuylkill opened the scoring early, as Joyce launched a solo home run in the top of the first to give the Spartans a 1-0 edge. That hit would be North Schuylkill’s only one of the game.

Pine Grove pulled even in the sixth when Carson Lengle drove in Quincy Allen with an RBI single. The Cardinals then executed on the bases in the seventh, capping the night with the clutch hit from Kale Lengle.

Pine Grove tallied four hits total, with Wyatt Snyder, Brayden Lyons and both Lengle’s each collecting one. Allen led the aggressive baserunning attack, swiping two bags as the Cardinals stole six bases overall.

The Spartans committed no errors defensively.

NS (5-10, 3-7) — 100 000 0 — 1  1  0

PG (7-9, 3-6) — 000 001 1 — 2  4  1

Minahan, Joyce (7) and Mohanan; Brommer and Dixon.
W — Brommer. L — Joyce.

HITS: North Schuylkill — Joyce. Pine Grove — C. Lengle, K. Lengle, Snyder, Lyons.

HR — Joyce.

Tamaqua 11, Blue Mountain 0, 6 inn.

TAMAQUA — Mason Ligenza fired a complete-game shutout and helped his own cause at the plate as Tamaqua blanked Blue Mountain in a Division I ballgame.

Ligenza struck out nine, allowed just three hits and walked two in six dominant innings. He also went 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored, a double and a home run.

Cooper Ansbach drove in four runs and hit two homers, while Luke Kane added two hits and an RBI for the Blue Raiders. Tamaqua (15-1, 8-1) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back, totaling 12 hits in the game.

For the Eagles (10-6, 7-3), Cohen Kirby, Aiden Finn and Dean Faust each had a hit.

Schuylkill Haven 18
Williams Valley 8, 5 inn.

TOWER CITY — Schuylkill Haven capitalized on wild pitching and defensive miscues to score early and often, cruising to an 18-8 win over Williams Valley in a Division II game.

Chase Yoder went 3-for-5 with three runs and four RBIs to pace the Hurricanes, while Talan Spittler and Johnny Fessler each drove in three. Alan Evans had two hits, scored twice and added an RBI, while Gavin Wade, Chase Maley and Michael Terefencko each scored three times.

Schuylkill Haven also clinched a Schuylkill League playoff berth with the win.

For Williams Valley, Fletcher Thompson led the way with two hits, including a double. Peyton Adams and Gavin Deiter also doubled, while Brady Shomper and Nic Martin each had an RBI.

SH (14-3, 11-0) — 704 16 — 18  8  4

WV (7-9, 5-6) — 620 00 — 8  9  4

Evans, Spittler (2) and Fasnacht; Boehmer, Deibert (1), Shomper (5) and Thompson. W — Spittler. L — Boehmer.

HITS: Schuylkill Haven — Yoder 3, Evans 2, Fessler, Spittler, Maley. Williams Valley — Thompson 2, Adams, Deiter 2, Diebert, Martin, Shomper, Trawitz.

2B — Thompson, Adams, Fessler.

Shenandoah Valley 10
Mahanoy Area 2

SHENANDOAH — Shenandoah Valley erupted for six runs across the fourth and fifth innings to pull away from Mahanoy Area in Division II game.

Landon Monaghan went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and earned the win on the mound, allowing just two runs over 5.1 innings while striking out two for the Blue Devils.

Brandon Boris led the offensive charge with a home run and two RBIs. Brayden Maksimik, Johnny Burke and Monaghan each scored twice as Shenandoah Valley (12-5, 8-3) recorded nine hits and capitalized on four Mahanoy errors.

The Golden Bears (2-13, 1-10) were held scoreless until the sixth inning. Justin De La Rosa, Levi Terry and Joe Rick each recorded hits.

Pottsville 13
Panther Valley 4

LANSFORD — Pottsville used a pair of five-run innings and a strong outing from Luke Schane on the hill to power past Panther Valley in a Division I game.

Schane earned the win on the mound, striking out three over six innings while allowing just three earned runs. He also helped his own cause at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a walk.

Dom Rynard led the Crimson Tide offense with a three-RBI day, including a home run, while Max Clews added a homer, two hits and a pair of RBIs. Landon Trout chipped in a double, two hits and two RBIs.

Pottsville (6-10, 3-5) broke the game open with a five-run fourth inning and added three more in the sixth to pull away.

For Panther Valley (3-10, 1-8), Logan Fisher had a two-run home run and a double. Danny Wehr and Brady Jones each added RBI hits.

Minersville 16
Weatherly 0, 3 inn.

WEATHERLY — Logan Hutsko went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a pair of doubles as Minersville rolled past Weatherly in a Division II contest.

Minersville scored in every inning, highlighted by a six-run second and a nine-run third.  Nolan Plesnarski added three RBIs, and A.J. Halford added three hits and two RBIs. Logan Rizzardi also contributed a single and two RBIs.

Minersville (10-7, 7-4) — 1 6 9 — 16  16  0

Weatherly (2-14, 0-11) — 0 0 0 — 0   4   4

Halford and Ryan; Donadi and Suarez. W — Halford. L — Donadi.

HITS: Minersville — Hutsko 3, N. Plesnarski 2, A. Halford 3, L. Rizzardi 2, Sukeena, Fortna, Schultz, Ryan, Leshko, Rogers. Weatherly — Esposito, Jacoby, Donadi, Wagner.

2B — Hutsko 2, Esposito, Wagner.

Tri-Valley 8, Halifax 4

HALIFAX — Tri-Valley broke a late tie with a five-run 11th inning to defeat Halifax in an extra-inning non-league thriller.

Braeden Doyle went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and earned the win in relief, tossing four shutout innings with two strikeouts for the Dawgs.

Jason Stewart had three hits and scored three times, while Owen Miller pitched seven solid innings, allowing just three earned runs with four strikeouts. Miller also added an RBI single.

Tri-Valley (14-3) trailed 3-0 early before tying the game in the fourth and fifth innings. The Dawgs broke a 3-3 tie in the 11th, stringing together five runs on timely hits and Halifax errors.